The Green Pastures

A Miracle in Technicolor!

Duration: 93 min

Release date: 1936-08-01

IMDB

God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.

Drama Fantasy

The Green Pastures

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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

as De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel

Frank H. Wilson

Frank H. Wilson

as Mr. Deshee / Aaron

Abraham Gleaves

Abraham Gleaves

Myrtle Anderson

Myrtle Anderson

Edna Mae Harris

Edna Mae Harris

as Cain the Sixth

as Stout Angel / Young Gambler / Second Cleaner (uncredited)

as Angel (uncredited)

as Abraham / Head Magician / King of Babylon

as Angel (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

as Zubo (uncredited)

as Henry - the Angel (uncredited)

Dudley Dickerson

Dudley Dickerson

as Heckler at the Ark (uncredited)

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

as Angel Removing Hat (uncredited)

Jester Hairston

Jester Hairston

as Member of Hall Johnson Choir (uncredited)

as Angel (uncredited)

as General (uncredited)

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William Keighley

William Keighley

Supervising Producer

Executive Producer

Stanley Fleischer

Stanley Fleischer

Executive Producer

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Original Music Composer

Charles David Forrest

Charles David Forrest

Sheridan Gibney

Sheridan Gibney

Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Nathan Levinson

Nathan Levinson

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